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Dental Medicine · Year 1 · MU Plovdiv

Biophysics

The full MU Plovdiv syllabus for Biophysics, Dental Medicine, Year 1: 17 topics, 15 topics with a free study note (77 minutes of reading), and 337 flashcards. Updated 10 November 2026.

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  1. 1. Thermodynamics. Thermodynamic systems and quantities. First law of thermodynamics and bio-systems.4. Biothermodynamics - basics: basic concepts. First law of thermodynamics, internal energy. Second law of thermodynamics, entropy3 min · 15 cards
  2. 2. Entropy. Free energy. Second law of thermodynamics applied to bio-systems. Stationary systems, Prigozhin/Prigogine theorem.5. Biothermodynamics - potentials: entropy as a measure of disorder and probability. Third law. Thermodynamic potentials - definitions, changes, consequences · 8. Fundamentals of nonequilibrium biothermodynamics: linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics - generalized fluxes and driving forces. Flux conjugation criteria. A steady state close to equilibrium4 min · 28 cards
  3. 3. Bio-membranes: structure, dynamics, phase transitions, functions.9. Biomembranes - composition, types and functions. Membrane lipids: subject and importance of biological membranology, types of membranes. Functions and basic chemical composition of biomembranes. Membrane phospholipids, glycolipids and cholesterol · 12. Properties and phase behavior of membranes: phase transition in the lipid bilayers. Lamellar and nonlamellar liquid crystal phases. Mobility of the membrane components - lateral and transversal diffusion5 min · 30 cards
  4. 4. Passive membrane transport. Gradients. Diffusion types – nonspecific-, facilitated- and exchange diffusion.15. Membrane transport 1: subject and importance of membrane transport. Types of transport (classification). Free diffusion of non-charged particles - first and second Fick's laws. The Stokes-Einstein equation · 18. Membrane transport 4: facilitated diffusion. Ionophores - mobile carriers (valinomycin) and channel-forming carriers (gramicidin A). Principles of action, molecular structure and selectivity4 min · 25 cards
  5. 5. Ion channels and ionophores.18. Membrane transport 4: facilitated diffusion. Ionophores - mobile carriers (valinomycin) and channel-forming carriers (gramicidin A). Principles of action, molecular structure and selectivity · 22. Action potential: nature, formation, propagation. The Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Ion channels - model structure, effects of toxins and drugs7 min · 29 cards
  6. 6. Active membrane transport. Primary and secondary active transport. Na-K pump, Ca pump, Ca-Na exchanger.19. Membrane transport 5: active transport. Sodium-potassium pump and calcium pump - importance, role of ATP, molecular structure and model of action. Types of active transport with examples3 min · 14 cards
  7. 7. Electric membrane potential. Equilibrium potential. Resting potential.20. Biopotentials - basics: diffusion, equilibrium (Nernst) and Donnan potentials - conditions and mechanisms of generation, dependencies on concentration and time · 21. Resting potential: origin of the resting potential - theories. Goldman equation. The effect of electrogenic pump. Resting potential components4 min · 27 cards
  8. 8. Nernst-Bernstein equation. Goldman equation. Membrane ion permeability.20. Biopotentials - basics: diffusion, equilibrium (Nernst) and Donnan potentials - conditions and mechanisms of generation, dependencies on concentration and time · 21. Resting potential: origin of the resting potential - theories. Goldman equation. The effect of electrogenic pump. Resting potential components4 min · 27 cards
  9. 9. Action potential. Alterations in the membrane permeability during an action potential. Ion currents measurement by fixed voltage scheme.22. Action potential: nature, formation, propagation. The Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Ion channels - model structure, effects of toxins and drugs4 min · 16 cards
  10. 10. Ion theory of excitation (Hodgkin and Huxley theory).22. Action potential: nature, formation, propagation. The Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Ion channels - model structure, effects of toxins and drugs4 min · 16 cards
  11. 11. Action potential propagation. Electrotone potential. Blockage of AP spreading.22. Action potential: nature, formation, propagation. The Hodgkin-Huxley equations. Ion channels - model structure, effects of toxins and drugs4 min · 16 cards
  12. 12. Bioelectrical activity, structure and contractile types of smooth muscles. Contractile mechanisms of smooth muscles.13. Smooth muscle5 min · 16 cards
  13. 13. Bioelectrical activity, structure and properties of skeletal and cardiac muscles. Contractile mechanisms of striated muscles.11. Skeletal muscle. Mechanism of muscle contraction. · 21. General overview of the cardiovascular system. Physiology of cardiac muscle.16 min · 47 cards
  14. 14. Intercellular communications. Types of information systems: electrical and chemical information translation.4. Intercellular communication7 min · 16 cards
  15. 15. Receptors – receiving and translation of information. Intracellular system of signal spreading.Being written
  16. 16. Electrokinetic phenomena. Biological significance of electrokinetic properties.23. Surface electric charge of cells and tissues. Electrokinetic phenomena: origin of the surface electric charge - double electric layer and potential distribution. Stability of charged particle suspensions. Electrophoretic mobility - dependence on pH and ionic strength. Types of electrophoresis3 min · 15 cards
  17. 17. Ionizing radiation-tissues interactions.Being written

Biophysics at other universities

  • MU Sofia, Dental Medicine26 notes
  • MU Sofia, Medicine30 notes

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  • Chemistry24 notes
  • Cytology, Histology and Embryology53 notes
  • Dental Materials41 notes
  • Human Anatomy and Histology127 notes
  • Human Biology54 notes
  • Latin and Medical Terminology12 notes
  • Medical Physics14 notes
  • Preclinical Prosthetic Dentistry85 notes

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